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Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 12, 121406(2024)

Tuning of laser modes in an Er³⁺-doped whispering-gallery-mode microresonator

Qi Yu^1,2、*, Qi Miao^1,2, Zhenxiang Xu^1,2, Zhiwei Huang^1,2, Jialiang Lü^1,2, Hongtao Li^1,2, and Liang Lü^1,2、**

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¹Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China

²School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China

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Qi Yu, Qi Miao, Zhenxiang Xu, Zhiwei Huang, Jialiang Lü, Hongtao Li, Liang Lü, "Tuning of laser modes in an Er³⁺-doped whispering-gallery-mode microresonator," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 121406 (2024)

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

Received: May. 21, 2024

Accepted: Jul. 8, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 20, 2024

The Author Email: Qi Yu (qyu@ahu.edu.cn), Liang Lü (lianglu@ahu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202422.121406

CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.121406

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